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LIBRARY
Helena, - Montana.
TheP
TOL. XIX. No. 6.
MOUNT SAINT CHARLES COLLEGE, HELENA, MONTANA
Wednesday, March 19, 1930.
1930 BACCALAUREATE TO BE AT CATHEDRAL
BISHOP CHARLES WHltE
AND DR. F. A. THOMPSON
WILL ADDRESS SENIORS
Retrogression From
Temperance Education
Deplored by Bishop
Lenten Pastoral Letter Stresses
Self-Denial
Tactfully refraining from any partisanship on the much debated question of the eighteenth amendment, Rt.
Rev. George J. Finnigan, C. S. C.,
Bishop of Helena, in a pastoral letter
issued March 3, exhorting the faithful
to temperance at all times and additional self-denial during Lent, sets
forth the evils of drink existing today
and the retrogression of the nation
in temperance education during the
last ten years to a point farther back
than that occupied one hundred twenty-five years ago. The letter, in part,
is as follows:
The Message
-"To the clergy and faithful of the
diocese of Helena.
Dearly Beloved:
"The holy season of Lent is always
welcomed by Catholics. Consideration
of the - fasts and thirst and other
bodily sufferings of Christ awakens
in us a whole-hearted pity. Suffering,
at any time and borne by anyone,
moves us to sympathy; but when the
trials have been borne for our sakes,
In our stead, then we rise spontaneously to a spirit of sacrifice in return.
We welcome Lent as a special occasion
for demonstrations of gratitude.
Self-Denial
"With these preliminaries stated, let
me come to speak of a particular kind
of self-denial, of self-mastery, a mortification of the senses of taste and
feeling, the proper understanding and
-acceptance of which would do away
with much misery and degradation and
sin. I refer to the sin of intemperance
and speak of the mastery of self relative to the use of intoxicating drink.
"The greatest educational and moral
(Continued on page 5)
ST. PATRICK FRIEND OF
POETS
Although there was some
Christianity in Ireland before
St. Patrick, he was undoubtedly
the most successful missionary
that Christendom has ever
known. Moreover, he was something more than a great missionary, he was himself a poet,
and a friend of the Irish bard.
One of his chief labors for his
country was to bring order
among the obtreperous poets by
defending their privileges and
limiting their story-telling.
Until St. Patrick's time the
poets had the devils at their
side; that is where much of
their power came from. They
had the habit of murmuring incantations and performing mysterious rites to the devils. They
also had the gift of magic and
prophecy. It was dangerous to
offend a poet. If anyoen refused
a poet a request the poet could
take the lobe of that person's
ear and grind it between his
fingers and the person would
die.
Now St. Patrick was good to
the poets, as he was good to all
creatures except snakes and
devils. But he made them give
up their habit of prophesying
and performing rites to the
devil, leaving with them what
was most remarkable after all,
the gift of extemporaneous recital since, as he said, it was acquired through knowledge and
study. He left them also the
right to story-telling with the
harp. And St. Patrick obtained
for them just judgment in their
"professional rights."
il
I I
Interior of Saint Helena Cathedral in Which the 1930 Baccalaureate
Sermon will be given
Robbers Rendezvous to
Become Montana
Landmark
Historic Hangout to be Restored
"Robbers' Roost," once stronghold
of Montana's road agents and in its
day the rendezvous for every desperate character that stampeded the
rich gold fields of Alder Gulch, Ban-
nack and Virginia City will become a
Montana landmark if efforts of the
Virginia City Elks' are realized. The
organization is aware that it is one of
the points of early day significance in
Montana and as such should be preserved for posterity. In view of this
it is inaugurating a state-wide campaign to raise funds for the purchase
and restoration of "Robbers' Roost"
and grounds to its original state.
The building, a two-story low home
of colonial design, with pillars supporting a second-story porch, surrounded by huge cottonwood trees,
is situated on the Vigilante trail about
15 miles east of Virginia City. It
is now in a state of almost complete
ruin, tourists having ransacked the
property, and the remainder of the decay is being carried on by the elements.
Seventy years ago the name "Robbers' Roost" was whispered in bated
breath by honest miners and business
men, who were in daily fear of the
activity of the bold and ruthless road
agents of the day. Led by the astute
Plummer, the band of fearless murderers, patrolled the trails and roads
in all directions leading from Virginia City, Bannack and Alder Gulch,
intercepting miners with their pokes
of gold and merchants with their savings and stocks of supplies. Organization of the famed Vigilantes a few
years later curbed and finally stamped out the robbers' activities, more
than a dozen of the men being hanged
after swift and summary hearings before miner's courts.
Technicolor Process
Explained in Lecture
Given by Mr. Plunkett
On Friday, February 28, Professor
Donald Plunket of the Chemistry Department, delivered a very interesting
talk on a few of the phases of modern chemistry. In dealing with this
subject Professor Plunket explained
the composition of the "Neon Light."
This light is made in colors and is
used a great deal today in the production of the natural color moving
picture. The different colors developed in this form of light are accomplished by the use of chemicals. This
is a process that is very rarely understood, but is becoming of great importance.
Professor Plunket also dealt with
the subjects of photography and soap
making. The latter being the most
common and also less interesting. The
use of chemistry in the production
of moving pictures is of more importance today than in the past by the
fact that many more of the films are
being produced in full color, and thus
requiring the use of chemicals.
The Twelfth Annual Baccalaureate Ceremonies of Mount Saint
Charles College and a Pontifical High Mass will take place in St.
Helena's Cathedral, Sunday morning, June 1st. This splendid edifice
of Medieval Gothic architecture will furnish a most picturesque,
and appropriate setting for the Baccalaureate Exercises of the largest graduating class in the history of the school. The graduates of
the 1930 Class are the first students of the institution to be honored
by having their closing exercises held in the Cathedral. The Bight
Rev. Charles C. White, D. D., Bishop of Spokane, will deliver the
Baccalaureate Sermon.
On Sunday evening the Commencement program will be concluded in the College Auditorium. President Francis A. Thompson
of the Montana School of Mines will give the Commencement Address; the Right Rev. George J.
Finnigan, D: D., Bishop of Helena,
will present degrees and certificates to thirty-six candidates of
the College Department, and diplomas to twenty-three graduates
of the High School Department.
BLESSING OF THE FLAG
The flag which was presented
by the Senior Class to the College at the Patriotic Dinner on
Washington's birthday will be
blessed at the Pontifical High
Mass in St. Helena's Cathedral
on Commencement day. Previously this ceremony has taken
place in the College Chapel at
the time that the flag was presented by the Senior Class president, but a new tradition will
be inaugurated at the twentieth
annual Commencement when the
blessing is made in the cathedral, and the flag is raised on
the College campus after the
Mass. This occasion will mark
the last official tribute of the
graduating class to its countrfy
and college.
First Place Goes to
Robert M. Mackin in
Short Story Contest
Edgar R. Baum Wins Decision of
Judges for Second Place
Robert M. Mackin, A. B. '34, of
Mandan, North Dakota, is winner of
the annual short story contest according to the announcement made today
by the English Department. His story
is "Father Power's First Miracle";
Edgar R. Baum, Ph. B. '30, of Helena,
is winner of second place, with his
story "The Wedding of the Skeletons"; third honors go to Charles J.
Garner, Ph. B. '31, of Pocatello, Idaho,
for "A Piece of Gold." The judges
have commended the contestants upon their ability in the art of writing
since the winning stories were very
original and adroitly constructed.
The winner of the first place receives a gold medal; second place, a
silver medal, both of which will be
presented at the Commencement exercises, June 1.
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
The Degree of Bachelor of Arts will
be conferred on Thomas W. Conran,
John F. Cronin, George B. Gerner,
John H. Good, Francis T. Kiely, John
S. Kopp, " Edward F. Moran, and
Arthur J. Peters.
The Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy will be conferred on: Edgar R.
Baum, John A. Grace, Vivian A. Burr,
Harold E. Johnson, Edwin J. Murtha,
Julius A. Murphy and Walter Truck-
ner.
CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES
Basic Engineering Certificates will
be awarded to: George J. Doyle, Emil
M. Krisman, Mario F. Pirotta, and
Arthur W. Shubat.
Pre-Medical Certificates will be
awarded to: Joseph M. Brooke,
Charles J. Lanphier, Maurice J. Mac-
Cormick, Ambrose J. Measure, Harold
A. McGrath, Sidney T. Smith, and
Clayton T. McKeown.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
St Charles Debate Club
to Meet Miners Over I^GIR
Arrangements are under way
for the first collegiate radio
debate to be broadcast over a
Montana station. The Symons
Broadcasting company station,
KGIR, has scheduled a debate
between Mount St. Charles College and the Montana School of
Mines for an unannounced date
in April. The broadcast brings
to the air the nationally debated
topic: "Resolved: That the nations should adopt a plan of
complete disarmament excepting
such forces as are necessary for
public protection." Mr. Harold
E. Johnson, Ph. B. '30 and Mr.
Charles Lanphier, Pre-Law, '32,
will represent Mount St. Charles
College.
High School Diplomas will be
awarded to: Richard Barnes, John W.
Blacker, Richard Choquette, Bart C.
Dignan, Edwin F. Donovan, David F.
Giltinan, Kenneth E. Hasquet, Edwin
H. Jasmin, Harold Liberman, Grover
Lincoln, Omer Lincoln, Claude M.
Mears, William A. Mitchke, Francis
Millins, Lawrence Mullins, Christopher Nagengast, Martin Nagengast,
John T. Pewters, Harold B. Rickman,
Edward H. Sherman, Thaddeus C.
Smigaj, Robert P. Sontag, and John
J. Wallace.
Dr. N. C. Hoff Leaves
For Educational Meets
To be Held in Chicago
The Very Rev. N. C. Hoff, Ph. D.,
President of the college, left last week
for Chicago, where he will attend the
thirty-fifth annual convention of the
North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges to be held,
as formerly, at the Hotel Stevens of
that city from March 18-21. A few
days previous to the Association convention Dr. Hoff will represent Mount
St. Charles College at the Conference
of Liberal Arts Colleges also to be
held in Chicago.

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wiount bt. unaries uonege
LIBRARY
Helena, - Montana.
TheP
TOL. XIX. No. 6.
MOUNT SAINT CHARLES COLLEGE, HELENA, MONTANA
Wednesday, March 19, 1930.
1930 BACCALAUREATE TO BE AT CATHEDRAL
BISHOP CHARLES WHltE
AND DR. F. A. THOMPSON
WILL ADDRESS SENIORS
Retrogression From
Temperance Education
Deplored by Bishop
Lenten Pastoral Letter Stresses
Self-Denial
Tactfully refraining from any partisanship on the much debated question of the eighteenth amendment, Rt.
Rev. George J. Finnigan, C. S. C.,
Bishop of Helena, in a pastoral letter
issued March 3, exhorting the faithful
to temperance at all times and additional self-denial during Lent, sets
forth the evils of drink existing today
and the retrogression of the nation
in temperance education during the
last ten years to a point farther back
than that occupied one hundred twenty-five years ago. The letter, in part,
is as follows:
The Message
-"To the clergy and faithful of the
diocese of Helena.
Dearly Beloved:
"The holy season of Lent is always
welcomed by Catholics. Consideration
of the - fasts and thirst and other
bodily sufferings of Christ awakens
in us a whole-hearted pity. Suffering,
at any time and borne by anyone,
moves us to sympathy; but when the
trials have been borne for our sakes,
In our stead, then we rise spontaneously to a spirit of sacrifice in return.
We welcome Lent as a special occasion
for demonstrations of gratitude.
Self-Denial
"With these preliminaries stated, let
me come to speak of a particular kind
of self-denial, of self-mastery, a mortification of the senses of taste and
feeling, the proper understanding and
-acceptance of which would do away
with much misery and degradation and
sin. I refer to the sin of intemperance
and speak of the mastery of self relative to the use of intoxicating drink.
"The greatest educational and moral
(Continued on page 5)
ST. PATRICK FRIEND OF
POETS
Although there was some
Christianity in Ireland before
St. Patrick, he was undoubtedly
the most successful missionary
that Christendom has ever
known. Moreover, he was something more than a great missionary, he was himself a poet,
and a friend of the Irish bard.
One of his chief labors for his
country was to bring order
among the obtreperous poets by
defending their privileges and
limiting their story-telling.
Until St. Patrick's time the
poets had the devils at their
side; that is where much of
their power came from. They
had the habit of murmuring incantations and performing mysterious rites to the devils. They
also had the gift of magic and
prophecy. It was dangerous to
offend a poet. If anyoen refused
a poet a request the poet could
take the lobe of that person's
ear and grind it between his
fingers and the person would
die.
Now St. Patrick was good to
the poets, as he was good to all
creatures except snakes and
devils. But he made them give
up their habit of prophesying
and performing rites to the
devil, leaving with them what
was most remarkable after all,
the gift of extemporaneous recital since, as he said, it was acquired through knowledge and
study. He left them also the
right to story-telling with the
harp. And St. Patrick obtained
for them just judgment in their
"professional rights."
il
I I
Interior of Saint Helena Cathedral in Which the 1930 Baccalaureate
Sermon will be given
Robbers Rendezvous to
Become Montana
Landmark
Historic Hangout to be Restored
"Robbers' Roost" once stronghold
of Montana's road agents and in its
day the rendezvous for every desperate character that stampeded the
rich gold fields of Alder Gulch, Ban-
nack and Virginia City will become a
Montana landmark if efforts of the
Virginia City Elks' are realized. The
organization is aware that it is one of
the points of early day significance in
Montana and as such should be preserved for posterity. In view of this
it is inaugurating a state-wide campaign to raise funds for the purchase
and restoration of "Robbers' Roost"
and grounds to its original state.
The building, a two-story low home
of colonial design, with pillars supporting a second-story porch, surrounded by huge cottonwood trees,
is situated on the Vigilante trail about
15 miles east of Virginia City. It
is now in a state of almost complete
ruin, tourists having ransacked the
property, and the remainder of the decay is being carried on by the elements.
Seventy years ago the name "Robbers' Roost" was whispered in bated
breath by honest miners and business
men, who were in daily fear of the
activity of the bold and ruthless road
agents of the day. Led by the astute
Plummer, the band of fearless murderers, patrolled the trails and roads
in all directions leading from Virginia City, Bannack and Alder Gulch,
intercepting miners with their pokes
of gold and merchants with their savings and stocks of supplies. Organization of the famed Vigilantes a few
years later curbed and finally stamped out the robbers' activities, more
than a dozen of the men being hanged
after swift and summary hearings before miner's courts.
Technicolor Process
Explained in Lecture
Given by Mr. Plunkett
On Friday, February 28, Professor
Donald Plunket of the Chemistry Department, delivered a very interesting
talk on a few of the phases of modern chemistry. In dealing with this
subject Professor Plunket explained
the composition of the "Neon Light."
This light is made in colors and is
used a great deal today in the production of the natural color moving
picture. The different colors developed in this form of light are accomplished by the use of chemicals. This
is a process that is very rarely understood, but is becoming of great importance.
Professor Plunket also dealt with
the subjects of photography and soap
making. The latter being the most
common and also less interesting. The
use of chemistry in the production
of moving pictures is of more importance today than in the past by the
fact that many more of the films are
being produced in full color, and thus
requiring the use of chemicals.
The Twelfth Annual Baccalaureate Ceremonies of Mount Saint
Charles College and a Pontifical High Mass will take place in St.
Helena's Cathedral, Sunday morning, June 1st. This splendid edifice
of Medieval Gothic architecture will furnish a most picturesque,
and appropriate setting for the Baccalaureate Exercises of the largest graduating class in the history of the school. The graduates of
the 1930 Class are the first students of the institution to be honored
by having their closing exercises held in the Cathedral. The Bight
Rev. Charles C. White, D. D., Bishop of Spokane, will deliver the
Baccalaureate Sermon.
On Sunday evening the Commencement program will be concluded in the College Auditorium. President Francis A. Thompson
of the Montana School of Mines will give the Commencement Address; the Right Rev. George J.
Finnigan, D: D., Bishop of Helena,
will present degrees and certificates to thirty-six candidates of
the College Department, and diplomas to twenty-three graduates
of the High School Department.
BLESSING OF THE FLAG
The flag which was presented
by the Senior Class to the College at the Patriotic Dinner on
Washington's birthday will be
blessed at the Pontifical High
Mass in St. Helena's Cathedral
on Commencement day. Previously this ceremony has taken
place in the College Chapel at
the time that the flag was presented by the Senior Class president, but a new tradition will
be inaugurated at the twentieth
annual Commencement when the
blessing is made in the cathedral, and the flag is raised on
the College campus after the
Mass. This occasion will mark
the last official tribute of the
graduating class to its countrfy
and college.
First Place Goes to
Robert M. Mackin in
Short Story Contest
Edgar R. Baum Wins Decision of
Judges for Second Place
Robert M. Mackin, A. B. '34, of
Mandan, North Dakota, is winner of
the annual short story contest according to the announcement made today
by the English Department. His story
is "Father Power's First Miracle";
Edgar R. Baum, Ph. B. '30, of Helena,
is winner of second place, with his
story "The Wedding of the Skeletons"; third honors go to Charles J.
Garner, Ph. B. '31, of Pocatello, Idaho,
for "A Piece of Gold." The judges
have commended the contestants upon their ability in the art of writing
since the winning stories were very
original and adroitly constructed.
The winner of the first place receives a gold medal; second place, a
silver medal, both of which will be
presented at the Commencement exercises, June 1.
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
The Degree of Bachelor of Arts will
be conferred on Thomas W. Conran,
John F. Cronin, George B. Gerner,
John H. Good, Francis T. Kiely, John
S. Kopp, " Edward F. Moran, and
Arthur J. Peters.
The Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy will be conferred on: Edgar R.
Baum, John A. Grace, Vivian A. Burr,
Harold E. Johnson, Edwin J. Murtha,
Julius A. Murphy and Walter Truck-
ner.
CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES
Basic Engineering Certificates will
be awarded to: George J. Doyle, Emil
M. Krisman, Mario F. Pirotta, and
Arthur W. Shubat.
Pre-Medical Certificates will be
awarded to: Joseph M. Brooke,
Charles J. Lanphier, Maurice J. Mac-
Cormick, Ambrose J. Measure, Harold
A. McGrath, Sidney T. Smith, and
Clayton T. McKeown.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
St Charles Debate Club
to Meet Miners Over I^GIR
Arrangements are under way
for the first collegiate radio
debate to be broadcast over a
Montana station. The Symons
Broadcasting company station,
KGIR, has scheduled a debate
between Mount St. Charles College and the Montana School of
Mines for an unannounced date
in April. The broadcast brings
to the air the nationally debated
topic: "Resolved: That the nations should adopt a plan of
complete disarmament excepting
such forces as are necessary for
public protection." Mr. Harold
E. Johnson, Ph. B. '30 and Mr.
Charles Lanphier, Pre-Law, '32,
will represent Mount St. Charles
College.
High School Diplomas will be
awarded to: Richard Barnes, John W.
Blacker, Richard Choquette, Bart C.
Dignan, Edwin F. Donovan, David F.
Giltinan, Kenneth E. Hasquet, Edwin
H. Jasmin, Harold Liberman, Grover
Lincoln, Omer Lincoln, Claude M.
Mears, William A. Mitchke, Francis
Millins, Lawrence Mullins, Christopher Nagengast, Martin Nagengast,
John T. Pewters, Harold B. Rickman,
Edward H. Sherman, Thaddeus C.
Smigaj, Robert P. Sontag, and John
J. Wallace.
Dr. N. C. Hoff Leaves
For Educational Meets
To be Held in Chicago
The Very Rev. N. C. Hoff, Ph. D.,
President of the college, left last week
for Chicago, where he will attend the
thirty-fifth annual convention of the
North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges to be held,
as formerly, at the Hotel Stevens of
that city from March 18-21. A few
days previous to the Association convention Dr. Hoff will represent Mount
St. Charles College at the Conference
of Liberal Arts Colleges also to be
held in Chicago.